IT’S no secret that beauty products can cost a small fortune and as we all keep trying to tighten the purse strings and avoid unnecessary splurges, dupes are a great option. Sol De Janeiro has taken the world by storm with their sweet scents and luxury body butters – but with body sprays starting at £24, they’re very pricey. Fabulous reporter Leanne Hall tried out the ‘best Sol De Janeiro dupes on the high street Credit: Leanne Hall With prices ranging from £1 to £25 which of the dupes would be the best? Credit: Leanne Hall But that’s where the high street is trying to keep up.
From Poundland to Primark, it seems every budget retailer has taken a swing to replicate the Brazilian brand. And it’s not just those two, Home Bargains has a range of products that are so popular, even I couldn’t track them down. The most popular scent from Sol de Janeiro has to be Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 – pistachio and salted caramel and when you give it a sniff it’s not hard to see why.
READ MORE ON BEAUTY DUPES Unlike most body sprays, this has the layering effect of a designer perfume, sweet caramel hits the nose before an an almost savoury nutty smell cuts through giving it the balance it needs. That being said, I got my hands on four dupes and put them to the test to see if they really do stack up to the original – and the results were rather surprising. Primark’s £3.
50 version lacked depth Credit: Leanne Hall Primark First up we had Primark’s body sprays which c.
